Isaiah 47:8-11
Lexham English Bible
8 Therefore now hear this, luxuriant one who sits[a] in security,
who says[b] in her heart, “I am, and besides me there is no one.
I shall not sit as a widow,
and I shall not know the loss of children.”
9 And these two shall come to you in a moment, in one day:
the loss of children and widowhood shall come on you completely,[c]
in spite of your many sorceries,
in spite of the power of your great enchantments.
10 And you felt secure in your wickedness;
you said, “No one[d] sees[e] me.”
Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray,
and you said in your heart, “I am, and besides me there is no one.”
11 And evil shall come upon you, you will not know;
it will be on the lookout for her.
And disaster shall fall upon you; you will not be able to avert[f] it.
And ruin shall come on you suddenly; you do not know.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:8 Or “sitting”
- Isaiah 47:8 Or “saying”
- Isaiah 47:9 Literally “as their fullness”
- Isaiah 47:10 Literally “none”
- Isaiah 47:10 Or “is seeing”
- Isaiah 47:11 Literally “make amends”
Isaiah 47:8-11
International Standard Version
8 “Now hear this, you wanton creature,
lounging with no cares,
and saying to herself:
‘I am the one, and there will be none besides me;
I won’t live as a widow,
nor will I see[a] the loss of children.’
9 Both of these things will overtake you
suddenly on a single day:
loss of children and widowhood.
They will come upon you in full measure,
despite the multitude of your incantations
and the great power of your spells.”
Self-Deception of the Babylonians
10 “You trusted in your own knowledge.[b]
You said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge have misled you.
You said in your heart,
‘I am the one, and there will be none besides me.’
11 “But disaster will come[c] upon you,
and[d] you will not know how to charm it away.
A calamity will befall you
that you will not be able to[e] ward off;
and devastation will come upon you suddenly,
and[f] you won’t anticipate it.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:8 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT LXX read know
- Isaiah 47:10 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read evil
- Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsaa (feminine); MT (masculine [incorrectly])
- Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and
- Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsaa; MT lacks to
- Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and
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